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Sunday, December 16, 2007 12:00 AM

The Lawless Surveillance State

The latest revelations of illegal domestic spying highlight what has become increasingly clear about the nature of our government.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Sunday, December 16, 2007 04:44 AM

    It's amazing to me...

    how quickly and easily folks will wave off and excuse the entire "lawless" nature of this issue as though the government would never break its own laws without a good reason.

    —orbitboy Read orbitboy's other letters

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